Community COVID numbers for May 12

Keep your fingers crossed, for the second week in a row the trends for our community in regards to COVID-19 continue to look good.  According to numbers provided by Oakland County for the ZIP codes 48367, 48370 and 48371, there was only one new case of the disease, that in the Leonard ZIP. Since The […]

Healthcare support from Genisys Credit Union

Genisys Credit Union is helping members and communities navigate through the challenges being brought by the COVID-19. “As we navigate these challenging times and do our part to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19, we remain committed to providing stable, uninterrupted service to our members,” said Jackie Buchanan, President / CEO of Genisys Credit Union. […]

Oxford’s Top 25: Peyton Krajcarski

Oxford’s Top 25: Peyton Krajcarski

Student’s Name: Peyton Krajcarski Parents and/or Guardian: Heather Krajcarski-Hunt GPA: 4.2 Favorite Subject: IB Biology HL Plans after Graduation: College/University – Undergrad and Grad Degrees Extracurricular Activities: Varsity Volleyball and Lacrosse Outside Interests or Hobbies: Beach volleyball, Calligraphy, Friends and Family When I think of the future I’m . . . Doing successful and innovative […]

What I did on my Covid vacation

Wow. It’s been a while since I’ve been able to sit down and write a Don’t Rush Me column. I penned the last on Monday, March 31 — a couple of days after I was officially laid off from work. Forty-one days. This was basically the first time in my life in which I wasn’t […]

Top honors from Pinto Horse Association

Top honors from Pinto Horse Association

Former Leonard resident Shirley DuRocher and horse owner recently returned from the Pinto Horse Association’s annual convention with the top award. Her horse, Krymsun Investment (Cooper) was the high point open horse for 2019. The convention was this past March in Tulsa, Oklahoma. DuRocher, now of Metamora, received a belt buckle and trailer for Cooper’s […]

Judy Doublestein, 79

In loving memory of Judith (Judy) Ann (Pascoe) Doublestein. Judy passed peacefully, surrounded by her three loving children, who were caring for her at her residence in Goodrich, Michigan on Sunday, May 10, 2020.  She was born on July 13, 1940, in Detroit Michigan, to Willis and Helen (Burns) Pascoe. She was predeceased by her […]

Better news: COVID numbers for Monday, May 4

Some good news — or trends for the community in regards to COVID-19. Since The Leader started its Monday morning tally of cases, based on information from Oakland County’s website, the numbers increased by the smallest amount.  We started reporting the numbers on Monday, April 13. At that time we reported 47 total cases and […]

Letter To The Editor: We miss The Leader

Good morning, Don.  Just wanted to tell you how much we miss The Leader.  Of course, we understand why it isn’t being published.  I really liked the 3 communities together in the couple editions.  It’s was nice seeing what other people in the area are doing.  Take care.  Hope to see The Leader in our […]

M-24 updates

Drivers through town probably have seen signs on road work this week. Today we received this notice from the Oxford Village: At the Drahner Rd. intersection they are milling asphalt and removing some concrete this week, and forecasting for Friday/Saturday to start on the storm sewer work. The storm sewer and underground work will take […]

COVID-19 numbers as of Monday, April 27

For the last three weeks, The Leader has kept track of the number of COVID-19 cases in our community, as reported on by Oakland County.  Every Monday morning, we update the numbers. From April 13, to today, April 27, the number of cases has increased from 47, to 72 positively tested COVID cases.  Three people […]